Up to 25% of IBM’s hardware division is being laid off

IBM recently sold its x86 server business to Lenovo, and that unfortunately has consequences for the company’s workers. The computing pioneer has confirmed that it’s cutting jobs as it concentrates its efforts on “cloud, analytics and cognitive computing.” While IBM isn’t revealing the scale of the layoffs, a source says that they include as much as 25 percent of the Systems and Technology division that produces servers. It’s a sad day for those affected by the cuts, but there is a silver lining here.